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Memorial details

Memorial type
Wall
District
Maidstone
Town
Tovil
County
Kent
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
62088
Current location

Open land at the end of Woodbridge Drive
Tovil Rover Scouts Camp Site
Woodbridge Drive
Tovil
Maidstone
Kent
ME15 6DX
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 75550 54290
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Wall with two tablets inset. The top tablet is longitudinal with a scout badge each end and the dedication between. The lower tablet is rectangular with the names. All lettering in white.
Inscription
Top tablet: TOVIL SCOUTS CHAPEL/ built circa 1935/ THIS AREA WAS USED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR/ LOCAL AND VISITING SCOUTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD/ IT FORMED PART OF THE ORIGINAL TOVIL SCOUT/ HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX/ WHICH COMPRISED UNTIL 1984, AN AREA APPROXIMATELY/ 5 ACRES./ THIS PLAQUE COMMEMORATES THOSE MEMBERS OF THE/ TOVIL ROVER SCOUTS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES/ IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ DURING WORLD WAR II/ 1939-1945. Lower tablet: (Names)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Surname, rank, year died, regiment, place of death, forename, manner of death, age of death, decorations.
    Order of information: Year died
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
  • Wall
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Undefined
Listing information
Condition
History
2004: Memorial restored.
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

This record comprises all information held by IWM’s War Memorials Register for this memorial. Where we hold a names list for the memorial, this information will be displayed on the memorial record. Please check back as we are adding more names to the database.

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